Strong's Lexicon
G4159 — πόθεν
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4159 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πόθεν |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | from the base of G4213 with enclitic adverb of origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 29 |
| Transliteration: | pothen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | poth'-en |
| Meaning: | 1. from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause |
| KJV Renderings: | whence |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πόθεν, adverb (from Homer down), whence;
a. of place,from what place: Mat 15:33; Luk 13:25; Luk 13:27; Joh 3:8; Joh 6:5; Joh 8:14; Joh 9:29-30; Joh 19:9; Rev 7:13; from what condition, Rev 2:5.
b. of origin or source, equivalent to from what author or giver: Mat 13:1-58:(),; ; Mar 6:2; Luk 20:7; Joh 2:9; Jas 4:1; from what parentage, Joh 7:27 f (cf. ), see Meyer at the passage,
c. of cause, how is it that? how can it be that? Mar 8:4; Mar 12:37; Luk 1:43; Joh 1:48 (); .
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πόθεν (whence)
Matthew 13:27
- KJV: So the servants of the householder came and said unto him Sir didst not thou sow good seed in thy field from whence then hath it tares
- GK: προσελθόντες δε οι δούλοι του οικοδεσπότου είπον αυτώ κύριε ουχί καλόν σπέρμα έσπειρας εν τω σω αγρώ πόθεν ουν έχει τα ζιζάνια
Matthew 13:54
- KJV: And when he was come into his own country he taught them in their synagogue insomuch that they were astonished and said Whence hath this this wisdom and mighty works
- GK: και ελθών εις την πατρίδα αυτού εδίδασκεν αυτούς εν τη συναγωγή αυτών ώστε εκπλήττεσθαι αυτούς και λέγειν πόθεν τούτω η σοφία αύτη και αι δυνάμεις
Matthew 13:56
- KJV: And his sisters are they not all with us Whence then hath this all these things
- GK: και αι αδελφαί αυτού ουχί πάσαι προς ημάς εισί πόθεν ουν τούτω ταύτα πάντα
Matthew 15:33
- KJV: And his disciples say unto him Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness as to fill so great a multitude
- GK: και λέγουσιν αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού πόθεν ημίν εν ερημία άρτοι τοσούτοι ώστε χορτάσαι όχλον τοσούτον
Matthew 21:25
- KJV: The baptism of John whence was it from heaven or of men And they reasoned with themselves saying If we shall say From heaven he will say unto us Why did ye not then believe him
- GK: το βάπτισμα Ιωάννου πόθεν ην εξ ουρανού η εξ ανθρώπων οι δε διελογίζοντο παρ΄ εαυτοίς λέγοντες εάν είπωμεν εξ ουρανού ερεί ημίν διάτι ουν ουκ επιστεύσατε αυτώ
Mark 6:2
- KJV: And when the sabbath day was come he began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing were astonished saying From whence hath this these things and what wisdom this which is given unto him that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands
- GK: και γενομένου σαββάτου ήρξατο εν τη συναγωγή διδάσκειν και πολλοί ακούοντες εξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες πόθεν τούτω ταύτα και τις η σοφία η δοθείσα αυτώ ότι και δυνάμεις τοιαύται διά των χειρών αυτού γίνονται
Mark 8:4
- KJV: And his disciples answered him From whence can a man satisfy these with bread here in the wilderness
- GK: και απεκρίθησαν αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού πόθεν τούτους δυνήσεταί τις ώδε χορτάσαι άρτων επ΄ ερημίας
Mark 12:37
- KJV: David therefore himself calleth him Lord and whence is he his son And the common people heard him gladly
- GK: αυτός ούν Δαβίδ λέγει αυτόν κύριον και πόθεν υιός αυτού εστι και ο πολύς όχλος ήκουεν αυτού ηδέως
Luke 1:43
- KJV: And whence this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me
- GK: και πόθεν μοι τούτο ίνα έλθη η μήτηρ του κυρίου προς με